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Using Wave Function Collapse to solve puzzle map generation at scale

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92 points greentec | 2 comments | 23 Jun 25 00:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.405s | source
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kookamamie ◴[23 Jun 25 05:49 UTC] No.44352775[source]▶
> Wave Function Collapse

I've always found the name pretty misleading and grandiose, relative to what the algorithm actually does.

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quantadev ◴[23 Jun 25 06:19 UTC] No.44352958[source]▶
They say "On each step...[yadda yadda] we have a completely observed state, the wave function has collapsed."

So they're trying justify calling a "state" a "collapse". That's a bad metaphor to start with, but then they try to use that metaphor to justify calling lots of other stuff "waves" that are unrelated to waves, and continue to shove that square peg thru a round hole. Hilarious.

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1. kookamamie ◴[23 Jun 25 08:00 UTC] No.44353460[source]▶
It is even funnier when you consider that the entire algorithm is deterministic, assuming a fixed seed for a PRNG.
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2. quantadev ◴[23 Jun 25 15:54 UTC] No.44357046[source]▶
I know. It's hard to tell if they're trying to be jokingly "cringe" about all the "wave" stuff, or simply that non-conversant about wave theory and QM.